Arizona redshirt junior quarterback Noah Fifita was added to another preseason award watch list.
Fifita was named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award preseason watch list on Tuesday.
He was also recently included on the Maxwell Award and Polynesian College Football Player of the Year watch lists.
Fifita is one of nine Big 12 quarterbacks on the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award preseason watch list.
Following a breakout season in 2023, the Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year and Football Writers Association of America Freshman of the Year passed for 2,958 yards, 18 touchdowns and 12 interceptions last season. Fifita’s touchdown-to-interception ratio dropped from 23:5 to 18:12 last season.
Fifita is the only Wildcat in school history to have a completion rate (73.6%) higher than 70%, which he set in ‘23; his completion rate dropped to 60.5% last season. Fifita also had the most throwaways (37) in college football this season, according to Pro Football Focus, and tied for the most interceptions in the Big 12.
LEFT: Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita throws the ball during spring football practice at the Dick Tomey Practice Fields on March 25, 2025.
Fifita, who changed his jersey number from 11 to 1, enters 2025 eighth in program history with 5,955 yards — seventh with 44 touchdowns. The two-year starter owns Arizona’s single-game record for passing yards (527), a record he set against Arizona State in 2023.
Arizona kicks off the season against Hawaii on Saturday, Aug. 30, at 7:30 p.m. on TNT and HBO Max.
